Create a podcast about Syria and ISIS, synthesizing facts into an informative narrative using appropriate scholarly resources and reasoning in the development of your case study of pivotal events. Explain challenges in light of concerns for political solvency and/or public policy. Identify the distinctive attributes associated with the political actors and organizational entities involved. Look at these challenges through the lens of your subfield. Determine […]

Interest Group Consultant Simulation In this activity you will be pretending to be a consultant for an interest group. You will be charged with helping that interest group better achieve its goals. Have fun and be creative in this activity! Your paper should be at least 500 words long. 1.    First, select an interest group from the following list that you will be consulting for […]

Please submit a one page reflection paper to the article “What the Framers Couldn’t Know” by Robert Dahl. The reflection paper should focus on your response to the ideas in the article. Do you agree or disagree with the author?  Explain why.  What ideas presented do you think are most important or significant? Why? What points may be missing or need further development?

 Watch the Movie War Games from 1983. According to the New York Times, this movie had a tremendous effect on President Ronald Reagan.  Discuss in 500 words your opinion on whether it should be required viewing in social studies classes in high school. Include at least 3 quotes enclosed in quotation marks and cited in-line by reference to a list at the end.   

After a program is identified for evaluation with an identifiable problem, a research design must be identified. The design describes the purpose(s) and method(s) of evaluation. The design identifies the specific ways in which the evaluator will collect and analyze data relevant to program efficacy (i.e., whether program outputs are aligned with the program’s express purpose/mission). In 1,750-2,000 words, do the following: The program for […]

Compare and contrast the pros and cons of the rise of Private Military Companies (PMCs) and Private Security Companies (PSCs) and their operations in conflict zones. Should profit-driven PMCs and PSCs be entrusted with critical military and governmental functions as opposed to leaving such functions in the hands of traditional governmental entities? Be sure to consider the long-term impacts.

Civil forfeiture is a highly controversial form of generating revenue that cash-strapped local governments have had to resort to. Please read the articles and watch the short video I posted in Blackboard, and write a fictional letter to the editor of your local newspaper expressing your views of civil forfeiture. I need no more than one page, double-spaced. Feel free to express a view on […]

Comparing a Texas political issue example like marriage equality in Texas. Address various sides of the issue drawing personal conclusions based on your analysis of the issue, and demonstrate an understanding of complexities. Compare and contrasts the viewpoints of sources used on the topic also present an evidance And different viewpoint surrounding the topic. At least 3 full pages in MLA format cite all sources […]

People differ on the need for and role of the government. Government is the legitimate use of force to control behavior. It is legitimate in that citizens have surrendered some rights willingly to government in exchange for the services provided by the government. The Preamble to the Constitution indicates the willingness of citizens to surrender to the government for the sake of common good (to […]

Some states are, or are in the process of, enforcing strict voter ID laws. These are aimed at decreasing voter fraud; however, some have argued that stricter laws will make it much harder for certain groups, such as minorities and the poor, to vote. Do you think that stricter voter ID laws are necessary? If so, why? If not, why not? Do you think they […]